Sökning: "International relocation"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 8 avhandlingar innehållade orden International relocation.

  1. 1. International manufacturing relocation - the phenomenon of backshoring

    Författare :Malin Johansson; Teknisk logistik; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Reshoring; Offshoring; Right-shoring; Survey; Meta-analysis;

    Sammanfattning : Recently, firms have started to bring back once offshored manufacturing activities from far distant locations, an activity referred to as backshoring. The purpose of this thesis is to contribute to the understanding of the backshoring phenomenon by answering four research questions related to different aspects of manufacturing relocation. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Explorations in the New Economic Geography

    Författare :Fredrik Gallo; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Internationell ekonomi; International commerce; Majority Voting; Core-Periphery Model; Market Size Effect; Spatial Cournot Competition; Technological Lock-In; Technological Leapfrogging; Agglomeration; New Economic Geography;

    Sammanfattning : The point of departure of this thesis is the rapidly growing research field known as the New Economic Geography (NEG). It consists of four chapters, one introductory chapter and three self-contained theoretical studies. The chapters may be summarised as follows. The first chapter gives a brief account of the NEG. LÄS MER

  4. 3. The internationalization of work : psychophysiological predictors of adjustment to foreign assignment

    Författare :Ingrid Anderzén; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :International relocation; expatriation; repatriation; psychophysiology; stress;

    Sammanfattning : Developments during the last decade have resulted in an increased globalization of both personal and financial resources. This thesis is based on a longitudinal, prospective study, following a group of employees and their families (n=131, expatriate group) before (pre-assignment), during (expatriation) and after (repatriation) a work-related assignment abroad. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Consumption of financial services in global mobility : A Cephalopodic consumption mode?

    Författare :Alisa Minina; Per Olof Berg; Natalia Tolstikova; Lisa Penaloza; Giana Eckhardt; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; global mobility; financial services; service relationships; acculturation; företagsekonomi; Business Administration;

    Sammanfattning : In the interconnected world of today more and more people get on the move. We go abroad for vacations, visits or business trips and we change countries of residence as we pursue new opportunities. Cross-border mobility is becoming part of our life. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Participation and Legitimacy : Actor Involvement for Nature Conservation

    Författare :Linn Rabe; Magnus Boström; Fred Saunders; Svein Jentoft; Södertörns högskola; []
    Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Participation; legitimacy; multi-level; governance; actor involvement; marine protected areas; coastal management; public consultation; locals; nature resource conflict; public-private relations; HELCOM; Baltic Sea; Sweden; Deltagande; samråd; naturvård; miljöskydd; samhällsstyrning; länsstyrelse; naturreservat; marin förvaltning; Environmental Studies; Miljövetenskapliga studier; Östersjö- och Östeuropaforskning; Baltic and East European studies;

    Sammanfattning : This PhD thesis in environmental science aims to contribute to the theoretical and empirical understanding of the relation between participation and legitimacy in multi-level environmental governance.It is widely assumed that actor involvement has great potential to improve the legitimacy of nature conservation through long-term acceptance and target achievement. LÄS MER